NCLEX-PN
PN NCLEX Practice Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
When using an interpreter to teach a client about a procedure to do in the home, the nurse should take which approach?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Face the client while presenting the information as the interpreter talks in the native language. This allows non-verbal communication and maintains a client-focused approach.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client in the emergency room. Which statement suggests that the problem is acute angina?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: My pain is deep in my chest behind my breast bone. This describes the typical substernal pain of acute angina.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse preparing an educational seminar on sexually transmitted infections for female college students should advise that which 2 infections are leading causes of pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Gonorrhea and chlamydia (
B) are bacterial infections that commonly cause pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility if untreated. Other options are less associated with these outcomes.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse assesses a client who has been re-admitted to the psychiatric inpatient unit for schizophrenia. His symptoms have been managed for several months with fluphenazine (Prolixin). Which should be a focus of the first assessment?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Medication compliance. Ensuring adherence to fluphenazine is critical for symptom management in schizophrenia.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse assists with data collection during a screening event at a gastroenterology clinic. Which of the following client statements include risk factors for esophageal cancer? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,C,D
Rationale: Smoking cigars (
A), heavy alcohol use (
C), and chronic acid reflux (
D) are established risk factors for esophageal cancer. Obesity (
B) is a weaker risk, and salted foods (E) are not directly linked.